What is the price of taro (arrowroot) per kilogram/pound in Japan today?
The retail price range for Japan taro (arrowroot) is between US$ 9.72 and US$ 19.43 per kilogram or between US$ 4.41 and US$ 8.81 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of taro (arrowroot) in Japan
The retail price range in Yen for taro (arrowroot) is between JPY 1,342.13 and JPY 2,684.25 per kilogram or between JPY 608.67 and JPY 1,217.35 per pound(lb) in Tokyo and Yokohama.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Japan taro (arrowroot) is between US$ 6.80 and US$ 13.60 per kilogram or between US$ 3.08 and US$ 6.17 per pound(lb).
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Japan Taro (arrowroot) Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Taro (Arrowroot) from Japan has seen a steady increase over the last five years. In 2017, the export price was 8.93 US $ per kg, followed by 8.36 US $ per kg in 2018. In 2019, the export price was 8.32 US $ per kg, and in 2020, it rose to 11.74 US $ per kg. The highest export price in the last five years was recorded in 2021, at 10.87 US $ per kg. The export price in 2022 was 8.32 US $ per kg. Based on the current trend, it is predicted that the export price of Taro (Arrowroot) from Japan in 2023 will be around 10.00 US $ per kg, and in 2024, it will be around 9.00 US $ per kg.Japan Taro (arrowroot) Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price of Taro (Arrowroot) into Japan over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2012, the price was 5.50 US dollars per kg, which increased to 6.81 US dollars per kg in 2013. However, the price dropped to 6.04 US dollars per kg in 2014 and further decreased to 3.89 US dollars per kg in 2015. In 2016, the price rose to 9.29 US dollars per kg, followed by a slight decrease to 8.93 US dollars per kg in 2017. The price then dropped to 8.36 US dollars per kg in 2018 and 8.32 US dollars per kg in 2019. In 2020, the price increased to 11.74 US dollars per kg and then decreased to 10.87 US dollars per kg in 2021. The price has remained steady at 8.32 US dollars per kg in 2022. Based on this data, it is predicted that the import price of Taro (Arrowroot) into Japan will be 8.32 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 8.32 US dollars per kg in 2024.Export values for Japan taro (arrowroot)
The total values in export for taro (arrowroot) in Japan were US$ 576, US$ 875, US$ 677 and US$ 574 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Japan taro (arrowroot) - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The amount of taro (arrowroot) sold by Japan in 2020 was 72 metric tonnes. In 2019 Japan exported 69 tonnes of taro (arrowroot). Across 2019 alone, the demand for Japan taro (arrowroot) (tubers category) has gone down, with a change of -14.815 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, taro (arrowroot)'s exports decreased by -29.59 pc earning the country US$0.57m for the year 2019. Japan's taro (arrowroot) exports are classified as:
- Taro "Colocasia spp.", fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets (HS code 071440)
- Arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes and similar roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets, and sago pith (excluding manioc "cassava", sweet potatoes, yams, taro and yautia) (HS code 071490)
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Japan taro (arrowroot) export values
In 2019, Japan supplied taro (arrowroot) valued at 0.57m USD, a reduction of -15.81% from 2018's total taro (arrowroot) export of 0.677m USD. The annual reduction in value of Japan taro (arrowroot) between 2017 to 2018 was -22.629 percent.
The yearly variation in the volume of Japan's taro (arrowroot) exports between 2017 and 2019 was -29.59% when compared to a variation of -14.815% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Japan's share of the world's total taro (arrowroot)'s exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country holds number 44 in world exports of taro (arrowroot).
Export markets for Japan taro (arrowroot) ( in '000$ )
Japan purchased 37,574 tonnes of taro (arrowroot) in 2019.
Production
The production of taro (arrowroot) in Japan was 277,460 tonnes in 2019 and is forecast to change by an average of -4.19%. The country had approximately 22,090.00 hectares under taro (arrowroot) cultivation.